For we are
stewards of your might,Of freedom, hope, and
love.
I swear we’ll not give up the fight,You watch us from Above.

And when we bow
on bended kneeTo give you thanks and joy
For our eventual victory
Please hug my little boy.

Don
Bendell served as a Special Forces Captain in Vietnam, and returned
home to inspire a new generation with his writing. Considered
by many the Poet Laureate of the Rockies, he is author of numerous
books including the popular COLT series. A seventh degree
black belt in four different martial arts, Don is a 1995 inductee
into the International Karate Hall of Fame.